9.50. Review unit 9.

• S1. Hold on a minute. What country do you come from?
• S2. I come from Canada.
• S1. Have you been in Burma a long time?
• S2. No, not long
• S2. I’ve been here about a week.
• S1. But you can speak Burmese very well.
• S2. Oh. Thank you (+ female tag).
• S2. Oh. Thank you (+ male tag).
• S2. I can’t speak much yet.
• S1. No, you can. You speak very accurately.
• S1. Where are you staying?
• S2. I’m staying in a friend’s house.
• S1. Does staying there work out all right?
• S2. Yes, it works out very well.
• S1. That’s good. It’s splendid.
• S2. Well. I’ll be going.
• S1. Right. Goodbye.
• S1. What nationality are you?
• S2. I’m American.
• S1. How long have you been here?
• S2. I’ve been here about six days.
• S1. But your Burmese is superb!
• S2. Could you say that again, please?
• S1. I said that you speak Burmese very well.
• S2. Oh. I can’t speak it much yet (+male tag).
• S1. How about Burmese writing - can you read it?
• S2. Yes, I can read a little.
• S1. I’m delighted (+female tag). Where are you staying?
• S2. I’m staying in a hotel.
• S1. Is that working out all right?
• S2. Yes, it is working out all right.
• S1. How much do you have to pay for the room?
• S2. I pay K80 a night.
• S1. Heavens! It’s expensive, isn’t it?
• S2. Yes, it’s very expensive.
• S2. . Well. I’ll be getting along.
• S1. All right. Come and visit here again.
• S2. OK.